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Originally Posted by Cornet1  I think Zeroseries is enquiring about a 'Stratford' trumpet. It was not a "student" instrument,...it was mid range for Besson in it's era.
The "cornet" that you mention is a B&H 'Imperial' engraved with the 'stratford' name and made largely for the US market,...in England it was offered, but rarely sold, as a 'mezzo-trumpet'. it has little to do with the Besson cornet range of instruments. |
--------I guess what confused me, was that this post was on the vintage cornet board...but clearly the old borrowed cornet you say was a "mezzo-trumpet---------humm?
That borrowed Besson long model cornet horn that I used was listed as a long model cornet?
Hummmmmmmmmmm? B&H IMPERIAL??????????? I DON'T THINK SO?
I called Jim about that horn about 30 minutes ago...and he too, could not find any information about this old horn that is clearly labeled on the bell..with only the inscription across that note with only the word "BESSON" incribed across that note-----and nothing anywhere, on the bell or anywhere else shows anything that proclaims that this is any thing else but a BESSON.
Also he mentioned that the serial number which is lightly steel stamped with the # 33281 (Does that "ring a Besson Bell?:) or a B&H Imperial bell? :)
That old horn certainly didn't sound-blow-or feel like my old Besson Soveriegn' but actually played quite nicely but with a noticably thinner and brighter sound. No way could this borrowed Besson, be a mistaken for a higher quality instrument, other than a student model horn?
His dad bought this cornet for him when he was in high school from a neighbor for $50.00???? The neighbor's dad bought it through a music store in Tacoma on a student rent-to own plan?